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Chapter 3: Q.11RQ (page 157)
Question :What is a contra account?
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A Contra account is an account that has the opposite normal balance as compared to a related account.
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Question :The worksheet of Best Jobs Employment Service follows but is incomplete.The following data at April 30, 2018, are given for Best Jobs Employment Service: a. Service revenue accrued, \(700. b. Office supplies used, \)300. c. Depreciation on equipment, \(1,300. d. Salaries owed to employees, \)1,400. Requirements 1. Calculate and enter the adjustment amounts directly in the Adjustments columns. Use letters a through d to label the four adjustments. 2. Calculate and enter the adjusted account balances in the Adjusted Trial Balance columns. 3. Prepare each adjusting journal entry calculated in Requirement 1. Date the entries, and include explanations
Question :At the beginning of the year, Modish Advertising owed customers \(2,100 for unearned revenue collected in advance. During the year, Modish received advance cash receipts of \)6,100 and earned \(20,000 of service revenue (exclusive of any amount earned from advance payments). At year-end, the liability for unearned revenue is \)3,100 and unadjusted service revenue is $20,000. Requirements 1. Record the adjusting entry assuming that Modish records the cash receipt of unearned revenue by initially crediting a liability account. Post the adjusting entry to the Unearned Revenue and Service Revenue T-accounts. Make sure to include the beginning balance and additional unearned revenue in the Unearned Revenue T-account. 2. Record the adjusting entry assuming that Modish records the cash receipt of unearned revenue by initially crediting a revenue account. Post the adjusting entry to the Unearned Revenue and Service Revenue T-accounts. Make sure to include the beginning balance in the Unearned Revenue T-account and the additional unearned revenue in the Service Revenue T-account. 3. Compare the ending balances of the T-accounts under both approaches. Are they the same?
On October 1, 2018, Kitchen Design paid $15,000 for store rent covering the six-month period ending March 31, 2019.
Question :At the beginning of the year, office supplies of \(1,200 were on hand. During the year, Tempo Air Conditioning Service paid \)4,000 for more office supplies. At the end of the year, Tempo has $800 of office supplies on hand. Requirements 1. Record the adjusting entry assuming that Tempo records the purchase of office supplies by initially debiting an asset account. Post the adjusting entry to the Office Supplies and Supplies Expense T-accounts. Make sure to include the beginning balance and purchase of office supplies in the Office Supplies T-account. 2. Record the adjusting entry assuming that Tempo records the purchase of office supplies by initially debiting an expense account. Post the adjusting entry to the Office Supplies and Supplies Expense T-accounts. Make sure to include the beginning balance in the Office Supplies T-account and the purchase of office supplies in the Supplies Expense T-account. 3. Compare the ending balances of the T-accounts under both approaches. Are they the same?
Question :The unadjusted trial balance of Anniston Air Purification System at December 31, 2018, and the data needed for the adjustments follow ANNISTON AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM Unadjusted Trial Balance December 31, 2018 Adjustment data at December 31 follow Account Title Prepaid Rent Cash Debit Credit Accounts Receivable Office Supplies Equipment Accumulated Depreciation—Equipment Accounts Payable Salaries Payable Unearned Revenue Common Stock Dividends Service Revenue Salaries Expense Rent Expense Depreciation Expense—Equipment Advertising Expense Supplies Expense Total Balance \( 7,600 \) 69,000 \( 69,000 22,000 43,800 3,100 15,300 19,700 2,900 1,800 \) 3,900 2,900 9,900 3,300 1,800 a. On December 15, Anniston contracted to perform services for a client receiving \(3,100 in advance. Anniston recorded this receipt of cash as Unearned Revenue. As of December 31, Anniston has completed \)2,100 of the services. b. Anniston prepaid two months of rent on December 1. (Assume the Prepaid Rent balance as shown on the unadjusted trial balance represents the two months of rent prepaid on December 1.) c. Anniston used \(750 of office supplies. d. Depreciation for the equipment is \)850. e. Anniston received a bill for December’s online advertising, \(1,100. Anniston will not pay the bill until January. (Use Accounts Payable.) f. Anniston pays its employees on Monday for the previous week’s wages. Its employees earn \)3,500 for a five-day workweek. December 31 falls on Wednesday this year. g. On October 1, Anniston agreed to provide a four-month air system check (beginning October 1) for a customer for $3,400. Anniston has completed the system check every month, but payment has not yet been received and no entries have been made. Requirements 1. Journalize the adjusting entries on December 31. 2. Using the unadjusted trial balance, open the T-accounts with the unadjusted balances. Post the adjusting entries to the T-accounts. 3. Prepare the adjusted trial balance. 4. How will Anniston Air Purification System use the adjusted trial balance?
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